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highplainsdem

(48,978 posts)
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 10:30 AM Jan 2018

Golfer: Trump didn't take calls while golfing

Source: The Hill

A man who recently golfed with President Trump said the commander-in-chief did not take any phone calls when he joined the president for a round.

“No, it was all golf. He was fully in the moment and with us. We played with two other guys and he was great with them too,” Taylor Funk told CNN’s “New Day” when asked if Trump also worked or took any phone calls while playing.

Trump on Monday returned from his Mar-a-Lago club, where he spent the Christmas and New Year's holidays with his family. The president had arrived at what he has dubbed “the winter White House” on Dec. 22.

The president visited the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., for seven straight days, capping off his final visit to the club on New Year’s Day.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/367021-golfer-trump-didnt-stop-to-take-any-calls-while-golfing



So...any really important messages for Trump would have to be relayed through the closest Secret Service agents? Or his caddy?
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Golfer: Trump didn't take calls while golfing (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2018 OP
Maybe nobody calls him VMA131Marine Jan 2018 #1
This is probably the real answer. bitterross Jan 2018 #12
Fully in the moment? As an asshole? LiberalFighter Jan 2018 #2
Exactly Capperdan Jan 2018 #23
Important crisis? Have your people call my people! dalton99a Jan 2018 #3
Not that I expect 45 to spring into action... forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #18
Doctors on call are responsible for STAT responses. Texin Jan 2018 #19
So Taylor Funk, thinks that it's just wonderful turbinetree Jan 2018 #4
Yeah...saw that entire ass kissing segment with him and his dad Bengus81 Jan 2018 #5
I hate Traitors and individuals that support a criminal turbinetree Jan 2018 #7
+1000! dchill Jan 2018 #17
Makes me want to quit golfing. Capperdan Jan 2018 #24
Reminded of d day history where Hitler's aids would not wake him dembotoz Jan 2018 #6
Golf should be banned for Presidents while in office. gordianot Jan 2018 #8
All Presidents deserve some down time songbookz Jan 2018 #14
memo to all nations of the world... Javaman Jan 2018 #9
No calls except from his buddy Putin. skylucy Jan 2018 #10
For sure! Duppers Jan 2018 #20
This is totally fake news HuskyOffset Jan 2018 #11
LOL Kimchijeon Jan 2018 #22
+1 MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #26
A disconnected president can be bad. Situationally, where have we seen this before? Oh yeah! ffr Jan 2018 #13
CNN cracks up as White House uses truck to block them from filming keithbvadu2 Jan 2018 #15
The POTUS was "fully in the moment" while playing golf. No distractions like being chelsea0011 Jan 2018 #16
A handler Corgigal Jan 2018 #21
I bet President Obama did.. My Cha Jan 2018 #25
He is nothing but an ignorant, loud-mouthed, racist figurehead. LonePirate Jan 2018 #27
 

bitterross

(4,066 posts)
12. This is probably the real answer.
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 11:20 AM
Jan 2018

He's totally useless - so why would anyone call him? I have no doubt Jared, Ivanka and Kelly are running things.

forgotmylogin

(7,528 posts)
18. Not that I expect 45 to spring into action...
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 11:57 AM
Jan 2018

But if some major crisis happened, they'd need to drive out to him on a slow golf cart to interrupt him.

I mean...it's not like he's a doctor on call or anything, he's the frikking President of the United States.

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
4. So Taylor Funk, thinks that it's just wonderful
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 10:39 AM
Jan 2018

One to help an asshole defraud the citizens of the country with our money at this traitor's resort, and Two play golf with a sexual predator, nice company you run around with there Funk..........................you also have no principle's

And now lets' go to the golf channel to read your Bull shit

http://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/funk-round-trump-hes-good-player


Yepper no conscience or principles and aiding and abetting to some bilking the taxpayers,

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
5. Yeah...saw that entire ass kissing segment with him and his dad
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 10:47 AM
Jan 2018

on CNN this morning. Jesus,did those two bow down to King Trump out on the course? It was fucking pathetic.........

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
7. I hate Traitors and individuals that support a criminal
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 10:56 AM
Jan 2018

it's like its okay to to help break the law. It's like fuck all of you people, that are paying for our / the game of golf, the outright hypocrisy, they have no qualms or shame in doing it, none----------------no conscience no principles, just look at us, were just as narcissistic as the orange hair asshole, and we want to help him break the law, because after all all of "citizens" You all are paying for this golf, eat cake, we are above the law.....................


Fuck these traitors and his supporter's


And if I saw these two assholes in Florida I would tell them they are full of shit and support a traitor and they have no principles--------------the CNN crew should have asked them, how do you feel playing golf on the backs of the tax payers at a man that his charging the taxpayers over 1 million dollars to play a round of golf----------------do you have any principles


And The Hill in my opinion should have written something about those principles in their report, instead of sensationalizing, no wonder he is getting away with this crap


dembotoz

(16,804 posts)
6. Reminded of d day history where Hitler's aids would not wake him
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 10:49 AM
Jan 2018

And supposedly the panzers could not be brought up...
History or Hollywood? I dunno.

songbookz

(23 posts)
14. All Presidents deserve some down time
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 11:31 AM
Jan 2018

But Obama mostly golfed at nearby military bases which kept the cost down. Trump needs to be put on a budget.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
9. memo to all nations of the world...
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 11:09 AM
Jan 2018

"tRump is golfing, undo his crazy bullshit before he hits the back nine."

HuskyOffset

(889 posts)
11. This is totally fake news
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 11:12 AM
Jan 2018

Stoopid libtards, Trump does more work during one round of golf than Obama did in eight years in the White House. You know it's true.





Do I need the ?

Kimchijeon

(1,606 posts)
22. LOL
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 05:24 PM
Jan 2018

Better safe than sorry. These days folks are trigger happy on that report button... Don't wanna get deleted for lack of readin' comprehension don'tcha know

LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
27. He is nothing but an ignorant, loud-mouthed, racist figurehead.
Tue Jan 2, 2018, 08:41 PM
Jan 2018

Pence and some underlings are running this country.

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